WEBVTT McFARLAND.THAT MAYBE WILL GET YOU THEREWITHOUT TOO MUCH TROUBLE ORTRAFFIC SITUATION.THIS IS HAPPENING AS YOU CAN SEEON PAUL BRYANT DRIVE, ACTUALLYBETWEEN BRYANT AND UNIVERSITY,FACING BRYANT DRIVE, THE CREDITYOUR IS.SURROUNDED BY UNIVERSITY OFALABAMA CAMPUS.WE HAVE MILITARY TACTICALVEHICLES, ARMORED VEHICLEBLOCKING OFF BRYANT AS OFFICERSTRY TO GET A HANDLE ON WHAT ISHAPPENING.WE ARE HOPING TO HEAR FROM THETUSCALOOSA PD.CAN WE TALK TO MISS RICHARDSON?>> WE ARE READY.>> TAKE IT AWAY.I AM HERE LIVE WITH LIEUTENANTTINA RICHARDSON FROM THETUSCALOOSA POLICE DEPARTMENT.CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THE LATESTIS?>> WE HAVE LAW ENFORCEMEOFFICERS FROM AGENCIES,TUSCALOOSA POLICE IS ON THESCENE, AS WELL AS HOSTAGENEGOTIATORS, THEY ARE STILLTRYING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THESUSPECT INSIDE.I KNOW -- WE DON'T KNOW NUMBEROF EMPLOYEES.>> WE BELIEVE THESE HOSTAGES AREBANK EMPLOYEES?>> YES.>> NO CUSTOMERS HAVE MADE THEIRWAY IN AT THIS TIME?>> I DON'T BELIEVE SO.I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS OPEN ATTHE TIME.>> Reporter: NO IDEA WHO THESUSPECT MAY BE AT THIS TIME?>> AT THIS TIME, IT IS UNKNOWNBY ME.WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR MOREINFORMATION.THEY ARE STILL DOING BRIEFINGSAND TRYING TO MAKE A PLAN OFACTION AT THIS TIME.>> Reporter: TALK ABOUT THESAFETY CONCERNS FOR PEOPLE INTHE AREA.WE HAVE THE UNIVERSITY BEHINDYOU, DCH IN FRONT OF US.TALK ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES.>> UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD ANDBRYANT IS BLOCKED OFF TO ABOUTSECOND AVENUE, WITH BRYANT ANDUNIVERSITY, TO KEEP TRAFFIC FROMIN AND OUT.THEY ARE REROUTING TRAFFIC TO15th STREET.AND THE DOCTORS OFFICES AROUNDTHE CREDIT UNION, THEY AREEVACUATED OR PERSONNEL INSIDE ORPATIENTS STAY INSIDE.WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THE SCENECLEAR OF FOOT TRAFFIC AS MUCH ASPOSSIBLE RIGHT NOW.WE ARE REALLY HOPING PEOPLE NOTCOME TO THE SCENE RIGHT NOW.BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW,THERE'S A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC INTHIS AREA, TRYING TO KEEP THEMOFF THE LOCATION.>> Reporter: ANY DEMAND FROM THESUSPECT AT THIS TIME?>> UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.>> Reporter: WE HAVE SEEN THEHELICOPTER.TALK ABOUT HOW THAT HELPS WITHTHE INVESTIGATION.>> THE HELICOPTER IS IN AN AREAMAKING SURE THERE'S NO ENTRANCEOR EXITS TO THE CREDIT UNION,THAT TRAFFIC CONTINUES TO FLOW,AND THERE'S NO OTHER INCIDENTSIN THIS AREA.RIGHT NOW, WITH THEM HAVING THEAREA VIEW, THEY PROBABLY HAVETHE BEST VANTAGE POINT OF THECREDIT UNION AT THIS TIME,BECAUSE THEY HAVE A COMPLETE 360AROUND THE BUILDING.>> Reporter: SOME DOCTORSOFFICES OR BESES ARE BEINGEVACUATED, OR PEOPLE INSIDE AREBEING TOLD TO STAY IN?>> YES.>> Reporter: ANYTHING ELSE,WORKING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THESUSPECT?>> IT IS GOING TO TAKE TIME.THEY ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISHCONTACT.>> Reporter: WITH THE TUSCALOOSAPOLICE DEPARTMENT, THANK YOUVERY MUCH.>> AND MAYBE, CHIP, IF YOU CANSTILL HEAR ME, YOU CAN CLARIFY,SHE SAID DERRICK IT WAS REALLYDIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND HER.THEY HAVE NOT MADE CONTACT WITHTHE SUSPECT, IS THAT CORRECT?>> Reporter: THAT'S CORRECT.SHE SAYS HOSTAGE NEGOTIATORS AREWORKING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THESUSPECT AT THIS TIME.INSIDE THE CREDIT UNION JUSTACROSS THE STREET ON PAUL WBRYANT DRIVE.WE DO KNOW THERE ARE SEVERALHOSTAGES IN THERE, BELIEVED TOBE BANK EMPLOYEES.LIEUTENANT RICHSON SAYS A NUMBEROF BUSINESSES HAVE BEENEVACUATED, ANYBODY INSIDE HAS